We, cardinals of the Universal & Roman Holy Aristotelian Church, assembled in Sacred College, before the Most Hight & under the gaze of Aristotle, in the name of His Holiness Innocent VIII,

Have decreed and ordered, and through our present edict, perpetual & definitive, declare, decree and ordain the following modifications to the ecclesiastical jurisdictions in accordance with the will of the Sovereign Pontiff:

- The suffragan diocese of Udine is elevated to the rank of metropolitan archdiocese; - The patriarchate of Aquileia is suppressed as well as its jurisdiction; - The ecclesiastical province of Aquileia is suppressed; - In its place is constituted the ecclesiastical province of Udine, including the metropolitan archdiocese of Udine and the suffragan dioceses of Parenzo, Concordia and Pola; - The suffragan diocese of Treviso is attached to the ecclesiastical province of Venice as a suffragan of the patriarchate of Venice;

- The suffragan diocese of Modena is elevated to the rank of metropolitan archdiocese; - The metropolitan archdiocese of Ravenna is deprived of its jurisdiction and returns to be immediately subject to the Holy See; - The ecclesiastical province of Ravenna is suppressed; - In its place is constituted the ecclesiastical province of Modena, including the metropolitan archdiocese of Modena and the suffragan dioceses of Reggio, Parma and Piacenza;

- The suffragan diocese of Utrecht is elevated to the rank of metropolitan archdiocese; - The metropolitan archdiocese of Cologne is deprived of its jurisdiction and returns to be immediately subject to the Holy See; - The ecclesiastical province of Cologne is suppressed; - In its place is constituted the ecclesiastical province of Utrecht, including the metropolitan archdiocese of Utrecht;

- The metropolitan archdiocese of Trier is deprived of its jurisdiction and returns to be immediately subject to the Holy See; - The suffragan diocese of Metz is deprived of its jurisdiction and returns to be immediately subject to the Holy See; - The ecclesiastical province of Trier is suppressed; - The attachment of the suffragan diocese of Toul to the ecclesiastical province of Besancon is confirmed;

- The suffragan archdiocese of Rennes and the suffragan diocese of Nantes are detached from the ecclesiastical province of Tours; - The suffragan archdiocese of Rennes is elevated to the rank of metropolitan archdiocese; - Is constituted the ecclesiastical province of Rennes, including the metropolitan archdiocese of Rennes and the suffragan diocese of Nantes;

- The suffragan diocese of Toulon is detached from the ecclesiastical province of Arles, it is deprived of its jurisdiction and returns to be immediately subject to the Holy See; - The suffragan diocese of Nice is detached from the ecclesiastical province of Embrun, it is deprived of its jurisdiction and returns to be immediately subject to the Holy See;

- The suffragan diocese of Osma is elevated to the rank of metropolitan archdiocese; - The metropolitan archdiocese of Toledo is deprived of its jurisdiction and returns to be immediately subject to the Holy See; - The ecclesiastical province of Toledo is suppressed; - In its place is constituted the ecclesiastical province of Osma, including the metropolitan archdiocese of Osma and the suffragan diocese of Segovia;

All the (arch)dioceses immediately subject to the Holy See fall into the total and exclusive availability of the Holy See, only the Sovereign Pontiff or the Sacred College can dispose of them.

Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam

Given at Rome the III day oMay in the year of grace MCDLXVI of Our Lord

For the college of Cardinals, Alfonso Augusto di Foscari Widmann d'Ibelin, Cardinal Archdeacon of Rome.

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